{
  "id": 16545848,
  "title": "Delhi University’s first NEP batch is in limbo: ‘We don’t know where to go’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/delhi-universitys-first-nep-batch-is-in-limbo-we-dont-know-where-to-go",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:52:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-university-nep-national-education-policy4000-students-one-year-masters-admissions-10936731/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gaurav Sharma, who pursued Hindi Honours with research at Kirori Mal College, was among the top students in his batch but could not secure admission to Delhi University's one-year master's programme under the National Education Policy (NEP). Now, he is taking a part-time Portuguese course while awaiting a solution from the Delhi High Court. Similarly, Anshika Mishra, who specialized in English Honours at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, is now writing content for an NGO while grappling with the uncertainty of her future. These students, along with thousands of others from DU's first four-year undergraduate batch, are currently in limbo without certainty of a seat in the one-year master's course. The Delhi University's admission process for the program prioritizes students with a four-year Honours degree with Research or Entrepreneurship, while those with a multidisciplinary degree or those who completed the program in three years face a more challenging selection process.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Gaurav Sharma, top student, denied admission to NEP master's program",
    "Anshika Mishra, English Honours graduate, works for NGO",
    "Thousands of DU students in admission uncertainty"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The university’s new admission priorities disadvantage multidisciplinary and three-year degree holders, leaving thousands of graduates from the first NEP batch without clear pathways to advanced study.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}